- Ottawa’s Jesse Winchester scored a game-tying goal with 3.5
seconds left in regulation but the Senators still fell to New Jersey in a shootout
5-4. The Devils are 6-1 in the
skills competition this season. Ottawa
forward Milan Michalek scored his 18th goal of the season, which leads the
league. Michalek had 18
goals in 66 games a year ago.

- Patrick Sharp scored twice including an overtime game-winner
to boost Chicago past the Islanders 3-2.
Chicago forward Marian Hossabecame the
85th player to score 400 goals in the contest. Hossa and Sharp each posted three points.

- Nashville scored twice in the final 1:36 of regulation
including a game-tying goal by Andrei Kostitsyn with 12.6 seconds left to force
overtime with Columbus. Colin Wilson sealed the comeback with a game-winner 1:45 into OT.

- Jose Theodore recorded a 40-save shutout to help Florida
send Boston to its second consecutive loss.

- Vancouver rallied from a three-goal deficit to top Montreal
in a shootout 4-3.

- Detroit scored five goals in the first period to rout
Phoenix 5-2.

- Tampa Bay forward Martin St. Louis missed last night’s game
after being hit with a puck in the morning skate. He would have played in
his 500th consecutive game. St. Louis suffered facial and nasal fractures
and is out “a few
weeks.”